"For instance, Kal Rubinson's Music in the Round does not count."
Is that the guy who mentions that he has a house in Connecticut and an apartment in Manhattan a few times per Stereophile issue?
Beyond Boutique Speakers
The thread "boutique" speakers was apparently for makers who are famous enough to get regular reviews in Stereophile.
I thought it would be good to focus on makers who have not even gotten that far or you want to have a personal relationship with your speaker maker.
Selah Audio
https://www.selahaudio.com/
Lee Taylor, who made my cabinets and knows his stuff:
http://www.taylorspeakers.com/
And of course Fritz
http://fritzspeakers.com/
Of the three, I’m only familiar with Taylor’s cabinetry which is excellent, and Fritz’ finished products.
I can recommend both based on the reasons above. I really like the choices Selah makes, but I’ve never heard or seen them in person. The floor is now open to recommend others. I would like to ask that we stay with small makers who do not make it to the review pages on major magazines.
I thought it would be good to focus on makers who have not even gotten that far or you want to have a personal relationship with your speaker maker.
Selah Audio
https://www.selahaudio.com/
Lee Taylor, who made my cabinets and knows his stuff:
http://www.taylorspeakers.com/
And of course Fritz
http://fritzspeakers.com/
Of the three, I’m only familiar with Taylor’s cabinetry which is excellent, and Fritz’ finished products.
I can recommend both based on the reasons above. I really like the choices Selah makes, but I’ve never heard or seen them in person. The floor is now open to recommend others. I would like to ask that we stay with small makers who do not make it to the review pages on major magazines.
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Volti Audio speakers are all made by one guy and he puts his cell phone number on his website. Yet he has a Stereophile review. That's not boutique? I may have to start a thread of "Beyond Beyond Boutique Speakers", where we list manufacturers that have never been reviewed or even mentioned in a forum, only whispered about in private messages. |
Hi @whoopycat I think you are being far to critical of this thread and its spirit. I really don’t want to play thread nazi, and we are not threatened by new threads. I wanted to pay homage to the smallest of shops, that's all. One of the big reasons I thought Stereophile was a good divider was that they used to have a minimum requirement of having at least 5 US dealers before they would do a formal review. That seems to be gone. I’m not sure how much Covid has played a part or a new crop of reviewers. In any case, no I don’t have a problem with Volti being mentioned nor do I have a problem with you starting any thread you feel like. By the way, you mentioned Volti, but you didn’t put their website in: https://voltiaudio.com/ So please consider the positive intentions of the OP before you start threatening umbrage. Best, Erik |
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